Oakland receives $11.1M in Project Homekey funds to convert hotel into 36 housing units

by Janis Mara, Bay City News May 28, 2022May 25, 2022

The Inn at the Coliseum is pictured in an undated image. Oakland is receiving $11.1 million from the state's Project Homekey program to convert the hotel into housing for homeless residents. (Google image)

The city of Oakland has received its second Project Homekey funding award of $11.1 million to purchase and convert the Inn by the Coliseum motel into housing for some of its most vulnerable residents.

Located near the Oakland Coliseum, the 36-unit conversion will offer housing and wrap-around services for people experiencing chronic homelessness, and will be developed by Danco Communities and Operation Dignity Inc.

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